Maurice Kaufmann

3 Maurice Kaufmann films on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality.

Gorgo(1961)

dir. Eugène Lourié

When an underwater volcanic eruption tears up the sea bed off the coast of Ireland, two treasure hunters make the discovery of a lifetime when they encounter a gigantic prehistoric monster that’s been unleashed from the earth’s crust. After capturing the beast, the pair transport the creature down to London where it’s given the name of “Gorgo” and put on display to an avid public. Little do they realize that Gorgo is just an infant, and that his exponentially larger mother is about to emerge from the depths to avenge the capture of her offspring.

The Quatermass Xperiment(1955)

6.6/10

dir. Val Guest

A-Tier

The film that put Hammer on the horror/sci-fi map, and their own 4K is the definitive edition. Five discs with three cuts (UK Theatrical, As-Filmed, and the re-titled US "Creeping Unknown"), plus the surviving BBC 1953 serial episodes packaged with the film for the first time. A-Tier on avforums.

Hammer Films · Limited Collector's Edition

Fright(1971)

5.8/10

dir. Peter Collinson

B-Tier

Young babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after their young son. Soon after the Lloyds leave, a series of frightening occurrences in the gloomy old house have Amanda's nerves on edge. The real terror begins, however, when the child's biological father appears after recently escaping from a nearby mental institution.